Rumyana Ivanova- Renan (Rumy Renan) was born on Dezember 5th 1958 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. In 1981 she became a member of the Artist Association of her home city of Gabrovo, Bulgaria. At the same time she was advancing her studies at the University of Veliko Tarnovo, where she graduated in 1983 with a Degree in Fine Arts. Within the peropd 1984 – 1997 she held a position as a fine art teacher in a Secondary Comprehensive School in Gabrovo, Bulgarien. Since 2001 she lives in Israel. Her favorite art techinques have been mezzotint, acrylic on canvase, as well as mixed techinques. Since the early 80’s she has been participating in more than a hundred exhibition on a national and international level in Europe, the Middle East and USA, including the international Art Biennale in Varna, Bulgaria, International Graphic Art Triennale in Sofia, Bulgaria, International Exhibition Ex Libris in New York, USA. Rumy is a member of the National Union of Bulgarian Artists in the Graphic Art Section as well as the Israeli Association of Plastic Arts. Since 2015 she has been the President of the National Israeli Commitee of the international World Art Games (WAG) organisation
